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<h1>Shady Grove (song)</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Shady Grove</strong>" is a traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Appalachian folk song</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> (Roud 4456),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> believed to have originated in eastern Kentucky around the beginning the 20th century.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> The song was popular among <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-time_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">old-time</a> musicians of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cumberlands</a> before being widely adopted in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bluegrass</a> repertoire.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> Many variants of "Shady Grove" exist (up to 300 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stanzas</a> by the early 21st century).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a></p><p>The lyrics describes "the true love of a young man's life and his hope they will wed,"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> and it is sometimes identified as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">courting</a> song.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a></p><h2>Link to "Matty Groves"</h2><p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dorian mode</a> melody was first published as "Shady Grove" in the <em>Journal of American Folklore</em> in 1915,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> but it was traditionally used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Appalachia</a> for the ballad <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Groves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matty Groves</a>, as sung by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_singer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">traditional singers</a> including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Kay_Adams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheila Kay Adams</a> ("Lady Margaret")<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillard_Chandler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dillard Chandler</a> ("Mathie Groves"). This suggests that the melody may originate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">England</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scotland</a>.^[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>citation needed</em>}</a>^] The fact that "Shady Grove" and "Matty Groves" share a tune suggests that "Shady Grove" is a variant of "Matty Groves".^[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>citation needed</em>}</a>^] There is also speculation that the name <em>Shady Grove</em> may be a place-name, a woman's name or nickname, or possibly a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mondegreen</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a></p><h2>Popular versions</h2><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Watson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doc Watson</a> helped popularize "Shady Grove", after presumably learning it from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ritchie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean Ritchie</a>, who in turn learned the song from her father.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairport_Convention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fairport Convention</a> released a popular version of Matty Groves in 1969 using the traditional "Shady Grove" tune on their album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liege_and_Lief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Liege and Lief</em></a><em>.</em> The tune was also used by folk duo <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_and_Barrand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Roberts and Tony Barrand</a> for "The False Lady", a variant of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Hunting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Hunting</a>".</p><p>"Shady Grove" has been recorded by numerous artists, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ritchie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean Ritchie</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Trio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kingston Trio</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerry Garcia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grisman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Grisman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudcrutch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mudcrutch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Monroe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Monroe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Strings</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Bogguss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suzy Bogguss</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crooked_Still" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crooked Still</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taj Mahal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Watson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doc Watson</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Ashley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clarence Ashley</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Oranges_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blood Oranges</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksilver_Messenger_Service" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quicksilver Messenger Service</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chieftains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chieftains</a>, Uncle Sinner, Jayke Orvis, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camper_Van_Beethoven" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Camper Van Beethoven</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-GeorgeVincent-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[12]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[13]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[15]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[16]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove_(song)#cite_note-17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[17]</a> It also was performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dillards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dillards</a> on an episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Andy Griffith Show</a> - "Divorce Mountain Style."</p>